Monday May 18, 2014

Posted on May 18, 2014 by devt6799
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Greater Transparency at the U?

New U of M President says greater transparency needed in University salaries Click Here for Story

Bill Would Bring Public Notice Rule Changes

Proposal would allow legal notices to be published online

By Jack Spencer | Courtesy of Mich Cap Con

For decades, officials in local units of government have been required to publish legal notices in daily and weekly newspapers. But as people turn to the Internet for information, there is interest in publishing legal notices online. … more

Detroit Bailout Package

Handy link to descriptions of all 10 bills

By Jack McHugh | Courtesy of Mich Cap Con

A bipartisan 10-bill package has been introduced in the Michigan House related to a proposed Detroit bailout. A link to the concise, objective, plain-English MichiganVotes.org descriptions of all 10 bills is here. … more

Feinstein Calls Search for Benghazi Truth a Lynch Mob?

Lies and info holdouts mean the truth is not meant to be known under Obama Click Here for Details

Whats the Skinny on Gas Prices?

  With production growing shouldn’t prices be down? Click Here for Story

Your Racist Attorney General

  Eric Holder says colorblindness isn’t accept to end discimination? Click Here for Details

Switzerland Defeats New Minimum Wage Law

You’ll never guess how much was on the ballot Click Here for Story

Uh Oh?

   AT&T merges with Direct TV Click Here for Details

Tired of the Nonsense?

Sajid Javid says voters have legitimate fears over 'excessive' immigration     Britain may be turning the corner on acceptance of intolerant foreigners and their cultures Click Here for Story

Terror Attack Risk High

We may be at greater risk now than ever before? Click Here for Details

Young Illegals Flooding Texas

  System overloaded as children become illegal immigrants Click Here for Story

Who Will Comprise India’s New Government?

Narendra Modi in Delhi   Modi gets to work Click Here for Details

 

 

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Sunday May 18, 2014

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Who Will Replace Mike Rogers?

  Two Republicans will have to do some branding Click Here for Story

Fine Example of Government Ruining the Market

  Feds subsidize Brazilian Granite operation while US quarries suffer Click Here for Details

Carney the Ostrich

  Despite more emails revealing Washington DC led the IRS targeting scandal White Hosue Spokesman Jay Carney denies Click Here for Story

Hillary Gets Sharia Support?

   Clinton Foundation gets millions from the Woman discriminating country of Brunei Click Here for Story

Godzilla Actually an Anti-Global Warming Movie?

   One critics takes is quite interesting Click Here for Details

Asset or Liability

   If Hillary runs will Bill be a help or hindrance? Click Here for Details

The Wrong Direction

Only this small percent actually believe were heading in the right Direction Click Here for Poll Results

 

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The Drift Radio Show May 17, 2014

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The Drift Radio Show May 17, 2014

Join host Gary Wellings as he discusses  immigration, deportation policies being softened under Obama’s new Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, John Kerry being subpoenaed by Congress on Benghazi, emails showing Senator Carl Levin applying pressure to the IRS on targeting groups, Senate Majority leader Harry Reid attempting to change the 1st Amendment and election spending through legislation and what organizations actually spend the most in elections Click Here for Podcast

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Saturday May 17, 2014

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Don’t Forget to Listen to The Drift Radio Show today at 2 pm   on WAAM Talk 1600 or live on the web at www.waamradio.com and comment on this weeks stories call in line 734-822-1600 Todays guest will be 7th District Congressman Tim Walberg Get some common sense radio!

U of M Plans New Transportation Center

$38.5 million to be spent Click Here for Story

Investigating the High Price of Propane?

Was price fixing happening? Click Here for Details

Hypocrisy Over Private Organizations ‘Profiteering’ Off Education System

MEA says profits bad for some, good for education establishment

By Tom Gantert | Courtesy of Mich Cap Con

MEA President Steve Cook told the State Board of Education there are “too many people and private corporations making too much money off the public schools.” His total compensation was $212,848 in 2013, and 120 people in the MEA earn more than $100,000 a year. … more

Commentary: The Debate Over School Spending

Teacher pension costs really are part of classroom spending

By Jarrett Skorup | Courtesy of Mich Cap Con

It is easier for politicians to spend money now than sock it away for decades in the future when school employees are retiring. In other words, politicians have an incentive to underfund the pension system — and that’s what they do. … more

Dems Want to Limit the Rich’s Influence in Elections?

What will be in the small print? Click Here for Analysis

Who Are the Biggest Political Donors?

You will be surprised that its not the Koch Brothers Check the List Here

How Committed?

Valerie Jarrett clarifies statement that GOP’s Boehner is willing to work on comprehensive immigration reform this year Click Here for Story and Video

Will Obama Protect Kerry with Executive Privilege?

Congressman Issa subpoenas Secretary of State Kerry again Click Here for Details

Well Wouldn’t That Be Interesting?

Taliban claim to have million of dollars in sealed briefcases but… Click Here for Story

State Dept Still Out of Touch on Boko Haram?

Official says Boko Haram claiming to be Muslim just isn’t accurate? Click Here for Details

A New Climate Gate?

Professor Lennart Bengtsson, who claims his research on global warming is being 'covered up'  Study findings rejected for not playing the climate change game Click Here for Story

Soft on Deportation

AP Photo  Obama’s new DHS doens’t think it makes sense to deport illegals who have just been arrested or held? Click Here for Details

A Blatant Religion of Violence

Sudan sentences pregnant mom to death for renouncing Islam Click Here for Story

 

 

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Friday May 16, 2014

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 Roadies Saloon Burns Down

Hamburg eatery destroyed in fire Click Here for Details

Charter Cable Upgrade Makes Customers Angry

New digital service forces customers to use cable box for every TV in house Click Here for Story

MEGA Failure: Job Projections From Michigan Tax Credit Program Rarely Came True

Only 2.3 percent of projects met projections

By Jarrett Skorup |Courtesy of Mich Cap Con

Michigan’s former flagship economic development program was used for years by politicians on both sides of the aisle to tout job creation projections. But a review of the program shows those jobs almost never materialized. … more

Alleged ‘Transition Costs’ Avoidable in Detroit

Shouldn’t be used as a roadblock to pension reform

By James M. Hohman | Courtesy of Mich Cap Con

State legislators are discussing which strings to attach to a $194 million partial Detroit bailout. One of those strings — a requirement that the city close its pension systems to new members — is being met with opposition over alleged “transition costs” from the move. But these costs are completely optional and easily avoidable, as other governments that have reformed their pension systems show. … more

Presidential Contender for Sale?

Photo - How much would you pay for a private lunch with Bill and Hillary Clinton? The Clinton Foundation is hoping to bring in at least $250,000 for the "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" with an online auction ending May 29. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)Bill and Hillary Clinton auction off lunch date. Guess how much? Click  Here for Story

Harry Reid Wants to Change the Constitution

  Dirty Harry at it again Click Here for Details

GOP Could Tackle Immigration Reform?

Only if they take back Senate? Click Here for Story

A Biden Campaign Ad?

  From the White House no less? Click Here for Details

Pelosi Tops This List

  Most Unfavorable Click Here for Story

Is This Why Levin is Not Running

   Emails show Carl Levin pressured IRS on Tea Parties Click Here for Details and Video

USDA Wants Submachine Guns?

     And 30 round clips for what reason? Click Here for Story

 

 

 

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Thursday May 15, 2014

Posted on May 14, 2014 by devt6799
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 Does Millage Failure Mean Higher Fees?

Pinckney Schools may have to raise fees after millage failed to get enough votes Click Here for Details

Ypsi Police Find Playground Pooper

Subject not yet publicly identified but problem should stop Click Here for Story

Cost of School Millage Approvals Inflated Because of Prevailing Wage Law

Taxpayers hit with an extra $35 million in costs because of law that favors labor unions

By Jack Spencer |Courtesy of Mich Cap Con

One thing voters did not get to decide in recent school millage elections was whether they wanted to pay higher wages for the construction projects that were approved in districts across the state. Yet that’s what will happen because of the state’s prevailing wage law. … more

Commentary: Closing Pensions a Litmus Test for Detroit Reform

‘Business as usual’ if Legislature caves

By Jack McHugh | Courtesy of Mich Cap Con

Will the Legislature demand that no new Detroit employees be enrolled in a retirement system that imposes long-term liabilities on taxpayers? If lawmakers cave on that one, then the current drama is probably just one more middle chapter in an ongoing history of decline. … more

MEA Economist Ignores Billion

Senate Dems Move to Block Unemployment Benefits?

Don’t want it included in tax cut package? Click Here for Details

Beck Hits Common Core Hard

   Plain and simple, its wrong for our children Click Here for Story

Democrats Have No Villain This Year?

  Dems have no one to blame for the bad economy but themselves Click Here for Details

Obama Says Immigration Enforcement Isn’t Smart?

  His job IS to enforce the law Click Here for Story

Council on AmericanIslamic Relations Wants to Hide What?

   CAIR wants to remove the truth of  “Islamic Extremism and Jihadist” from 9/11 Memorial video Click Here for Details

Its Official: The French are Retarded

  French Foreign Minister says there are only 500 days left to avoid Climate Chaos Click Here for Story

Release the Criminals

Feds release murderers, child predators instead of deporting them Click Here for Details

More Evidence AGAINST Global Warming

   87% of Himalayan glaciers are stable Click Here for Story

Tea Party Takes Nebraska

   Sasse win gives True Conservatives hope for 2014, others make excuses Click Here for Details

Friggin Ridiculous?

French educators urge boys to wear skirts for one day? Click Here for Story

 

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Wednesday May 14, 2014

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Stopping an Oil Boom?

Washtenaw residents fear oil drilling? Click Here for Story

Hartland Schools Lawsuit

Dismissed Principal’s suit against district moves forward Click Here for Details

 MEA Economist Ignores Billions In Education Spending

‘The Truth About Funding’ video repeats union’s inaccurate claims

By Tom Gantert |Courtesy of Mich Cap Con

A Michigan Education Association video that says schools are getting less money under Gov. Rick Snyder does not tell the whole truth about education funding. … more

Cigarette Smuggling Undermines Tax Revenue

Michigan lost $175 million in 2012

By Michael D. LaFaive and Todd Nesbit, Ph.D. | Courtesy of Mich Cap Con

We estimate nationwide revenue losses due to cigarette smuggling at $5.5 billion, a statistic consistent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ $5 billion estimate for 2009.  … more

Would be Dem Spinners

The Democrats would have you believe that Obamacare sign ups mean people are okay with being forced form their old insurance? Click Here for Details

Ted Cruz’s 10 Questions on Benghazi

   Its probably the same ten questions any caring American would ask Click Here for Story

Blocking Jobs for Another Year?

Dems will attempt to block Keystone Pipeline for this year as they put elections ahead of jobs Click Here for Details

Feds Consolidating Air Force Power

U.S. Air Force Capt. Philip Gunn participates in a flyover during the internment ceremony of Brig. Gen. Robinson Risner, Jan. 23, 2014, at Arlington National Cemetery. Risner was the Air Force's 20th ace and survived more than seven years of captivity as a prisoner during the Vietnam War. Gunn is a 336th Fighter Squadron weapons system officer assigned to Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C. (Courtesy photo)  Stripping Generals of power to a single authority Click Here for Story

Iran Cloned Drone

    Iran claims to have cloned the US drone they captured Click Here for Story

Opening the Prisons?

   Did Obama’s release of thousands of criminal illegals equate to a Prison Break? Click Here for Details

Not a Pressing Problem?

Climate report says sea levels could raise…in 10,000 years Click Here for Story

Why the Rush?

   Obama says only 2 to 3 months left to pass Amnesty? Click Here for Story

 

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Tuesday May 13, 2014

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 Use Your Seastbelts

Michigan State Police will be increasing enforcement Click Here for Story

State Government Playing Favorites With Food Providers

Marquette co-op receives hundreds of thousands from state taxpayers

By Tom Gantert | Courtesy of Mich Cap Con

There are about 10 grocery stores in Marquette serving a population of about 21,355 in the Upper Peninsula city. And one of them has been in the news recently for the financial aid it’s receiving from state taxpayers to help with an expansion project. … more

A Center-Right Candidate Questionnaire that Digs Deeper

By Jack McHugh | Courtesy of Mich Cap Con

Here are some hard-to-dodge questions that suggest whether a candidate for the Michigan Legislature actually supports limited government, free-market principles. … more

A Win for Putin

Photo - Pro-Russian activist waves a Donetsk republic flag in front of the offices of Industrial Union of Donbass Corporation in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, May 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)   East Ukrainians want to separate Click Here for Details

Former Treasury Secretary Geithner Dishes the Dirt

Obama White House instructed him to tell the public things he didn’t believe Click Here for Story

GOP Opening Door to Amnesty?

Boehner might be ready to tackle immigration reform Click Here for Details

Kidnapped Girls Forced to Convert to Islam

Image via michaelsavage.com    Religion of Islam being forced on young kidnapped school girls in Nigeria Click Here for Story

Going for It?

Marco Rubio says he’s ready to be President Click Here for Story

Fooling Ourselves

Iran    Obama and the west are gravely mistaken if they think they can stop a nuclear Iran Click Here for Details

Tit for Tat?

Is the US matching Russia’s nuclear drills? Click Here for Story

Climate Change Nonsense

Senator Rubio agrees with dissenting scientists on Obama climate report Click Here for Details

Clay Aiken’s Congressional Opponent Dies Suddenly

web1_Chriscoe-copy.jpg   Democratic candidate falls in home? Click Here for Story

 

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Monday May 12, 2014

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Great Lakes Water Levels Are Rising

After years of losses water levels on the rise Click Here for Details

Measure Would Ban Enforcement Of Woodstove Emission Regulations

Bill from Sen. Casperson would be preemptive strike against federal regulations

By Jack Spencer | Courtesy of Mich Cap Con

Legislation aimed at preventing enforcement of potential federal limits on woodstove emissions has been introduced in the Michigan legislature. … more

Rogers Radio

Outgoing Congressman Mike Rogers hope to make it big in Talk Radio Click Here for Story

ATV Protest

ATV riders cross into a restricted area of Recapture Canyon, north of Blanding, Utah, on Saturday, May 10, 2014, in a protest against what demonstrators call the federal government's overreaching control of public lands. The area has been closed to motorized use since 2007 when an illegal trail was found that cuts through Ancestral Puebloan ruins. The canyon is open to hikers and horseback riders. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Trent Nelson)  Riders protest BLM from closing off areas Click Here for Details

Clinton Foreign Policy Failures are Massive

Rubio says he’s ready for White House  Marco Rubio won’t be cutting Hillary Clinton any slack Click Here for Story

Sharia Hypocrisy

Brunei has installed Sharia law despite being obsessed with sex and morality issues? Click Here for Details

Ukrainian Independence Vote

  Eastern Ukrainians casting ballots for separation Click Here for Story

GOP On Board With Immigration Reform?

Is August a deadline? Click Here for Details

Obama’s DHS Has “Hands Off List” for Terrorists?

Email reveals some people with terrorists ties can come and go as they please? Click Here for Story

Solar Non-Sense?

white house solar panels  New solar panels at White House not so good? Click Here for Details

Has Assad Won?

Bashar al-Assad, Syrian president   Tehran says the West’s attempt to help jihdist radicals in Syria has failed Click Here for Story

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Sunday May 11, 2014

Posted on May 11, 2014 by devt6799
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Happy Mother’s Day!

Stricter Rules Proposed For Taxpayer Funded Bridge Cards

Bill would end cash withdrawals, make direct payments for some living expenses and add photos of recipients to cards

By Tom Gantert | Courtesy of Mich Cap Con

In an effort to stop abuse of Michigan’s food stamps debit card program, State Rep. Tom McMillin, R-Rochester Hills, wants state Bridge Cards to have photos and no longer allow recipients to take cash withdrawals from them. … more

Billionaire Climate Change Supporter Throws His Money Around

Photo - Tom Steyer, the former manager of a San Francisco hedge fund, has pledged $50 million of his own money, and to raise a matching amount, for November's Congressional and state elections through his NextGen Climate Action PAC to address what he calls "the generational challenge." (Bloomberg Images)    Putting $100 million to enforce the green energy scam and control 2014 election Click Here for Details

 Bill Maher Battles Arianna Huffington over Islam – ” Liberals Too PC to Ever Condemn It”

Play Video Below  Really Worth Watching

Keystone Should Be Big Issue in 2014

  Will GOP hold Dems accountable for stopping jobs? Click Here for Details and Video

Crushing American Entrepreneurship

Over regulation is killing American business Click Here for Story

Campus Outrage?

  Muslim group pressures students to not support Israel Click Here for Details and Here for More Info

Opening Salvo?

  Did Biden just take a shot at the Clintons? Click Here for Story and Video

New Presidential Helicopters?

A mere $20 billion taxpayer dollars Click Here for Story

 

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